[SFDXA] ANNOUNCEMENT!! The 2026 Florida QSO Party April 25 & 26

Sun Apr 5 14:09:40 EDT 2026

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Dear Fellow FQP Fans,

Hello again and thanks to so many of you for your participation in the 
2025 Florida QSO Party (FQP).

*/The 2026 Florida QSO Party will be held April 25 & 26/*/, and we sure 
hope you'll join us. /

/All 67 counties will be active/.

Please check out the rules and further details at our *Web 
Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ <http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/>

*The Florida QSO Party*

Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone
Activate and work ALL Florida counties
Have as much FUN as possible!

When: *April 25 & 26, 2026*
Two ten-hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 25 1600Z (Noon EDT) – April 26 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 26 1200Z (8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT)
20 Hours total

*Exchange:*RST and County (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL)

*Where:*10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters

*SUGGESTED OPERATING FREQUENCIES: *

CW: 7.025-7.055, 14.025-14.055, 21.025-21.055, 28.025-28.055 MHz

Phone: 7.185-7.285, 14.225-14.325, 21.300-21.400, 28.400-28.500 MHz

Contacts outside these frequency ranges are still valid; see rules for 
details.

*MOBILE WINDOW:
*We expect several Mobile stations will be on and most can be found here:
*CW:  7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz**
**/Fixed (in FL and out of state) and Expedition stations shouldn’t call 
CQ or run stations in the mobile window./**/
/*
*Categories:**
*Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Expedition, Technician and 
School.
Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.

Special Event Award- 2026 FQP Spelling Bee!

*To celebrate the USA’s 250^th anniversary*, we will have a total of 20 
special 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell*US BIRTHDAY.***There will be 
*two* stations per suffix.  Contact at least one station of each suffix 
letter spelling US BIRTHDAY to earn this award. These stations will be 
on both modes and should be very accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active 
in FQP via KU9C direct or via Logbook of The World (LoTW).

The call signs, counties and hosts are:

*_CALL CTY  HOST _*

*N4U CIT    WF4DX*

*W4U  VOL   N4EEB*

*N4S SUW  N4SVC*

*W4S  HER   K2SG*

*N4B BRO  AI4WW*

*W4B  CAH   N4II*

*N4I  ALC    N4UU*

*W4I VOL    KQ4R*

*N4R  IDR     N1TO*

*W4R ORA   N6AR*

*N4T LAK   NN7CW*

*W4T  ESC   N4OX*

*N4H  GUL   WA1S*

*W4H HER   N2NL*

*N4D  SUM   W3US*

*W4D PAS    K4EJ*

*N4A  BAY   NF4A*

*W4A ORA   N4WW*

*N4Y  LEO   AC4TO*

*W4Y LAK   WO4O*

*
*

*PRIZES:*Printable color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.

*Web Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ <http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/>
Detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and 
much more!

Be sure to check out the links under the Counties tab for two terrific 
county-tracking tools by *Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W* (thanks guys!).

*NEW:*

There will also be a new *FQP Mobile & Expedition APRS real-time 
tracking tool* that you can find at https://mobiletracker.stateqso.com/. 
Sincere Thanks to the NYQP leadership team for providing this valuable 
tool for FQP.

In addition, Chip N3IW runs a FQP spotting website at 
http://qsopartyhub.com/fqp-spots.php. Please remember that self-spotting 
or requesting to be spotted is not allowed (exception for spelling bee 
1x1 stations only).

*//*

*/ACTION REQUIRED!!!/*

*_Florida Stations of all types_* – p/lease go to the FQP website and 
register your fixed, mobile, expedition operations (note- Spelling Bee 
1x1 stations are pre-entered so no action required).  Just click on one 
of the applicable links below.  Remember to submit forms for both 
Saturday and Sunday as applicable.  Thanks!/

*_FLORIDA COUNTY ACTIVATION  FORMS_*
Use these forms to enter your planned FQP Activity:
Florida *Fixed* Station County Activation form:  Click here 
<https://floridaqsoparty.org/fqp-fixed-station-activations-form/>
Florida *Expedition* Station County Activation form:  Click here 
<https://floridaqsoparty.org/fqp-expedition-activations-form/>
Florida *Mobile Station* County Activation form:  Click here 
<https://floridaqsoparty.org/fqp-mobile-station-activation-form/>

*/*PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR ENTRY FOR ACCURACY 
_BEFORE_ SUBMITTING*/*

*For FL Mobiles & Expeditions and their Hunters:*

There will also be a new FQP Mobile & Expedition APRS real-time tracking 
tool at https://mobiletracker.stateqso.com/. *Instructions for using 
this tool on APRS so folks can track you is here 
<https://mobiletracker.stateqso.com/help>.* NOTE: FQP does *not* permit 
self-spotting so **do not* include your operating frequency* in APRS!

Sincere thanks to the NYQP leadership team for providing this valuable 
tool for FQP.

*LOGS:*

Logs in Cabrillo format can be uploaded (*preferred*) at: 
https://fqp.contestingcom/fqpsubmitlog.php 
<https://fqp.contesting.com/fqpsubmitlog.php>

or emailedto logs at floridaqsoparty.org <mailto:logs at floridaqsoparty.org>; 
Paper logs via US mail to: Florida QSO Party, c/o Dan Street, K1TO, 9933 
289th St E., Myakka City, FL 34251

Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to me via email:

cqdenx4n at gmail.com <mailto:cqdenx4n at gmail.com>

*_We highly encourage_* you to sign up to the *FQP email Group* 
fqp at groups.io <mailto:fqp at groups.io>. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the 
FQP email reflector may go to this link to sign up: 
https://groups.io/g/FQP <https://groupsio/g/FQP> - Just click on the 
*blue* "Join this group" button below and follow the directions.

Thank you in advance for making the 2026 FQP another terrific event – 
see you then!
*/FQP - So Bright, you gotta wear Shades!/*//

😎

73,
Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:

Chris, W4WF and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998

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